Thistle-puller



(No Model.)

M. DREXLBR.

THISTLE FULLER.

No. 418,913. Patented Jan. 7, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL DREXLER, OFQST. GEORGE, IVISCONSIN.

THISTLE-PULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,913, dated January'7, 1890.

Application filed July 15, 1889. Serial No. 317,595. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL DREXLER, of St. George, in the county ofSheboygan, and in the State of \Yisconsin, have invented certain new andusefullmprovementsin Thistle- Pullers; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to a device for pulling thistle-plants from theground; and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction andcombination of parts, to be hereinafter described, with reference to theaccompanying drawings, and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my device; Fig.2, a front elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 a detail view of a bladethat forms part of my device.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A 13 represent two angular metalshanks that cross each other, and are united by a pivot O, the upperends of these shanks being inserted in vertical handles D E, the formerone of these handles being preferably providcd with a lateral grip-pieceF, as best illustrated in Fig. 1. \Velded to the lower ends of theshanks A B are steel jaws A B, the latter being preferably provided withcorrugations 1) upon their inner faces. The lower ends of the jaws arereduced to a cuttingedge, and so shaped as to readily enter the ground,and, as shown in Fig. 2, said jaws are provided with openings 0, toallow the escape of earth when grasping a thistle-stalk below thesurface.

In the operation of my device the shanks A B are spread apart on theirpivot and the jaws forced into the ground, so as to come on oppositesides of a thistle-stalk; then by actuating the handles D E, saidthistle-stalk is firmly grasped by said jaws and drawn out, the graspbeing very tight by reason of the corrugations b, above described.

Instead of the handles D IE, it is obvious that I may extend the shanksA B in an upward direction, and have these extensions serve as handles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

A device for pulling thistle-plants that comprises two angular shanksthat cross each other, a pivot uniting the shanks at theircrossing-point, and jaws welded to the lower ends of said shanks, andprovided with openings, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand, atSt. George, in the county of Sheboygan and State of \Viscousin, in thepresence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL DREXLER.

Witnesses:

J. IIOFFMANN, O. GARTMANN.

